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Artillery and acessories
The artillery collection has 704 exhibits: wall guns, mortars, cannons, falconets as well as various accessories:
- bullets
- calliper gauges
- calliper compasses
- loading shovels
- loading sticks
- casing cleaners
- casing scrapers
In addition to the two falconets that date from around the year 1500, the armoury also houses three cannons from the 17th and 18th centuries. Amongst some of the oldest exhibits is a forged barrel made in Sebald Pögl’s workshop in Styria as well as three volley guns from the final years of the 15th century.
Objects
Signal mortars
17th century
Signal mortars were used as way of warning people about the prospect of enemy invasion. more...
Double-barrelled volley gun
late 15th century
Amongst the oldest weapons in the armoury are three double-barrelled volley guns dating from the end of the 15th century. more...
Matchlock muzzle-loading wall gun - Harquebus
Styria, 16th century
Wall guns are muzzleloaders that can be loaded from the front with bullets or gunpowder. more...
Styrian Armoury
Herrengasse 16
8010 Graz, Österreich
T +43-316/8017-9810
zeughaus@museum-joanneum.at
Opening Hours
27. March 2021 to 31. October 2021 Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am - 5pm
admission without a guided tour (brochure)
01. November 2021 to 31. March 2022 Tue-Sun, public holidays 11am - 5pm
admission only as part of a guided tour
01. April 2022 to 30. October 2022 Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am - 6pm
01. November 2022 to 31. March 2023 Tue-Sun, public holidays 11am - 5pm
Due to the current Covid regulations, the number of participants for guided tours is limited in all houses of the Universalmuseum Joanneum.
Please visit our calendar. Guided tours on advance notice at +43-316/8017 9810.
Open in addition:
18th April 2022
6th June 2022
15th August 2022
26th December 2022
Closed:
1st January 2022
1st March 2022
24th/25th December 2022
